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There are two Dumases?
Yes, and unlike the Renoirs, they both have the same first name, Alexandre.
Believe me, you probably don't care about Alexandre Dumas fils, although he was quite successful in his day and wrote La Dame aux camélias (Camille) , which La Traviata was based on. Père wrote all the good stuff.
Vanya on 42nd Street
I once ordered a copy of the Mamet translation of Uncle Vanya that was used for this film for the actor John Mahoney when I was working at the Oak Park (IL) library. It was before he was on Frasier, so I was geeking out that I was helping the guy from Eight Men Out and Say Anything.
Ryan Reynolds is shirtless on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Whatever movie he did that for, I thank the director.
I haven't seen Black Narcissus. Is it one I should hold out seeing on big screen or can I dvd it?
Well, I wouldn't hold out for long, but it does have that super-saturated color that would be great on a big screen.
He does nothing for me, ita. More for you, I suppose.
I think Criterion came out with an edition of Black Narcissus not that long ago. They usually put out a hell of a product.
I haven't seen Black Narcissus. Is it one I should hold out seeing on big screen or can I dvd it?
Unless you live in a huge metropolitan city where there are periodic Powell and Pressburger retrospectives (NYC or San Francisco, pretty much), chances of catching BN on a big screen would be pretty slim. The DVD is beautifully remastered (I believe the fine folks at Criterion had their hands at it) and totally worth a rental.
I did have a good luck of seeing Life and Death of Colonel Blimp on big screen during a film festival in Toronto a decade ago and it was pretty spectacular.
Ooooh, Frank, I'll look for it.
Vonnie: Hi! And yes, I live in the SF Bay Area. Not as many retro houses as we used to have, but we still have a few.
I make a point of holding out for the spectacular; for example I waited 13 years to see Sunrise, which came to the Castro in the mid-90's. Totally worth the wait.
Sunrise with Janet Gaynor? I've always wanted to see that.
Ryan Reynolds is shirtless on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Whatever movie he did that for, I thank the director.
He looks overtanned, though. (Not that I've spent time looking at it, or anything.) (Om nom nom nom.)